Oh, and data structures. They're important too :)
----- Original Message -----
From: Matthew Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2003 12:39 pm
Subject: Re: CF Salary Range
> I was just thinking that as well. Of course, pointers are not
> applicable in CF nor in Java. Come to think of it, I've never
> used them in Visual Basic either, but I sure did use them a lot in
> C++. If you can get pointers, you're a true programmer. I'm not
> saying that they are difficult to understand, just that I would
> consider that the line between a true programmer and a wannabe.
>
> - Matt Small
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> To: CF-Community
> Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2003 2:17 PM
> Subject: Re: CF Salary Range
>
>
> I think the most important programming concept to learn is
> pointers. You can pooch screw yourself very good if you don't
> understand these.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "S. Isaac Dealey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2003 12:07 pm
> Subject: Re: CF Salary Range
>
> > > At 01:05 PM 10/1/2003 -0500, you wrote:
> > >>Subject: CF Salary Range
> > >>From: "Dana Tierney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > >>Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 16:18:20 GMT
> > >>Thread:
> > >>http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=mes
> > >>sages&threadid=9858&forumid=5#90464
> > >>
> > >>in hiring or in getting the job done? It's two different
> > >>questions.
> >
> > > I was speaking in hiring. If all else equal, the CS
> > > classes 10 years
> > > back would give you the edge. In getting the job done,
> > > well I did say "all
> > > else being equal" so we can assume that the employer
> > > thinks that both
> > > candidates can get the job done.
> >
> >
> > >>Of course it is hard to imagine myself without the concept
> > >>of a loop or an
> > >>array but erm I really didn't find them that hard to learn
> >
> > > Loops, variables, and conditionals are easy enough for
> > > most people.
> > > Code modularization techniques, database design,
> > > variable scoping, and
> > > parameter passing are not always as obvious.
> >
> > Don't forget defaults and of course OO concepts like
> inheritance and
> > polymorphism. :)
> >
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